Contract

Supply of School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) programme

  • Department for Education

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-038863

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0450c5

Published 3 December 2024, 10:42am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Education

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

Email

jonathan.laporta@education.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Supply of School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) programme

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

As part of the ESFA’s commitment to ensure that the organisations it funds can access high quality support and guidance, it will continue to offer peer-to-peer support for school business leaders from school resource management experts. The Supplier will identify, supply, and manage a cohort of School Resource Management Advisers (SRMAs) and School and Trust Business Professional (SBP) mentors (‘Accredited Persons’).

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £7,004,899

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

As part of the ESFA’s commitment to ensure that the organisations it funds can access high quality support and guidance, it will continue to offer peer-to-peer support for school business leaders from school resource management experts. The Supplier will identify, supply, and manage a cohort of School Resource Management Advisers (SRMAs) and School and Trust Business Professional (SBP) mentors (‘Accredited Persons’).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Background and Experience / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Recruitment and Retention of Accredited Persons / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Quality Assurance / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Risk Management / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-011503

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

con_26050, con_26051

Title

Supply of School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) programme

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

14 November 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

North Yorkshire Council

Northallerton

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

School Business Services

Welwyn Garden City

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £7,004,899


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom